Nongenital warts: recommended approaches to management
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Recalcitrant nongenital warts.
Nongenital warts are a common presentation in general practice. Despite treatment according to evidence based guidelines, a significant proportion of common warts fail to resolve, becoming recalcitrant. This poses a problem in clinical management. The recommendations for treating recalcitrant warts are unclear and there is a wide range of second line treatments available. This article reviews t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prescriber
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0959-6682,1931-2253
DOI: 10.1002/psb.28